After a season of disappointments, the North Carolina Tar Heels, a team that was on the road to an NCAA championship at this time last season, is on the brink of an NIT title.
The Heels face the A-10’s Dayton Flyers in Madison Square Garden this Thursday for college basketball’s boobie prize. Most programs, like Ohio State, West Virginia and Memphis, have used the National Invite Tournament as a precursor to bigger things – a step forward if you will.
But for a program as rich as UNC, which holds five NCAA titles, four national runner-ups and 18 Final Four appearances, where does an NIT title fit among the school’s accomplishments?
If the Tar Heels do defeat Dayton this Thursday, can we really expect them to hang an NIT Championship banner in the rafters at the Dean Smith Center right next to the 2008-09 NCAA National Championship one?
That’s like parking your ‘88 Toyota Camry with the different color door panels next to your limited-edition Enzo Ferrari. One of these things just doesn’t belong here.
North Carolina winning the NIT title is like…- Robert De Niro staring in the sequel to Dude Where’s My Car?Where the fuck is my car dude?
- The New Orleans Saints beating the Toronto Argonauts in the Grey Cup.- Kim Kardashian rebounding from Reggie Bush with Jack Black."You were Kung Fu Panda? That's hot."
- Gwar putting out an Unplugged album.- Tiger Woods having a porn stash like a regular dude.Like Elin wasn't enough. Greedy prick.
What do you think UNC winning the NIT title is like?